Indonesia on Friday instituted the world's biggest manta ray sanctuary covering millions of square kilometers as it seeks to protect the huge winged fish and draw more tourists to the sprawling archipelago.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is considering major policy changes for the management of Atlantic bluefin tuna. Some of these changes would reduce unintentional catch of bluefin, but other management options could undercut prot

A federal judge has blocked a proposal to lift the endangered species protections for wolves in Montana and Idaho that had been hammered out by U.S. wildlife officials and conservation groups.The plan could have led to public hunting of some 1,300 wolves

The federal Wildlife Services agency (a branch of the U.S. Department of Agriculture) is the primary wolf-killer in the United States -- and now wants to expand their wolf-killing operations... even in the face of a court ruling restoring protections...

Last March the Obama administration prematurely removed gray wolves from the Endangered Species List in the Northern Rockies region -- with grave consequences. More than 500 wolves have been killed so far in Idaho and Montana.

The Canadian culture is much "greener" and pro-environment than our own. But as much as it is doing for clean air, clean water and open space, the Canadian consciousness has not evolved to the point where its protections for animals and species are as

-- Wild bison advocates will gather in Helena, Montana, Wednesday, May 14th, on the lawn of the State Capitol, 1301 East Sixth Avenue, to draw attention to Governor Brian Schweitzer's role in the largest wild bison slaughter since the 1800s and to ask